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Turn Sequence1. Command

a. Initiative

b. Orders

c. Commanders

2. Shooting

a. Work out attacks

b Resolve Drive Backs

3. Combat

a. Work out attacks

b. Calculate Results

1). Draw - Both sides Fall Back

2) . Lose - Retreat

3). Win, Stand, Fall Back, or

Pursue/Advance

4. Aftermath

a. First Round - fight a second round

b. Second round - continue next turn

Attack ModifiersCharging Enemy in the Open.. +1

Elephant/Heavy or Scythed Chariot Charging.. +1

Pursuit attack.... +1

Pursuit Attack per full 3 cm. +1

Warband in pursuit. +1

Fight terrifying Enemy (Elephants)..... -1

Enemy facing own side or rear. -1

Confused. -1

Warband in retreat -1

Move RatesType Full Pace Half Pace

Infantry/Elephants 20cm 10cm

Cavalry/Chariots 30cm 15cm

Artillery 10cm 5cm

Commanders 60cm 60cm

Command PenaltiesPer full 20cm distance.. -1

Each successive order to the unit.... -1

Enemy within 20cm of unit..... -1

Flank/Rear exposed to enemy within 20cm... -1

Unit within dense terrain -1

Per casualty stand -1

Unreliable troop unit... -1

ConfusionCannot move in the command phase

Cannot evade if skirmishers

Suffer a -1 attack modifier

Cease to be confused at end of command phase

Confusion CausesDriven Back by missile fore on a roll of a 6 on Drive Back roll.

Driven Back into impassable terrain.

Driven Back into enemies or combat.

Forcing friends to make way on a roll of a 6.

Making way on a roll of a 6.

Driven back into friends who do not make way.

Unable to stay more at least 1 cm from enemy or combat on a Fall Back.

Skirmishers evading through non-skirmish of subsequent skirmishes on 6.

Non-skirmish unit or subsequent unit of skirmish evaded through skirmishers

on a roll of a 6.

Retreating from a combat that included enemy scythed chariots.

Contacted by rampaging elephants on a roll of a 6.

Blunders1 God forbid! - No move, -1 command penalty

2-3 Our foe is upon us! - Full move away from

visible enemy or no move

4-5 Our foe is mighty! - Half move for non-

skirmish, no charge

6 The gods are with us! Move directly towards

closer visible enemy and charge if possible;

otherwise move as successful order

Command RangeGeneral.. 100cm

Leader..60cm

Subordinate Leader20cm

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Special UnitsCamels Enemy horse and chariots within 20cm always blunder on failed command roll if the enemy have no camels in their

army

Chariot Runners Can move at chariot speed when brigade with chariots, one runner unit to one chariot unit

Elephants Cause terror ( -1 attacks to enemy)

Receive an additional +1 for charging enemy in open

Rampage of Drive Back, retreat, or blunder. Units rampaged through are confused on a 6, if already confused

are destroyed on a 6.

Units making way for Elephants test twice.

Fanatics Ignore terror. Must charge by initiative if able to do so. Must advance or pursue when able.

Heavy Artillery No armor saves from hits, 3 shots at 60cm, cannot shoot chargers, shoots directly forward, and Slow.

Light Artillery No armor save from hits, shoots directly forward, can shoot through up to three touching stands with one hit

each.Heavy Chariot Uses 40mm x 40mm base. Receives an additional +1 charge attack bonus in the open.

Legion In the 1st round of combat, all Legion stands in front edge or front corner count as supported (+1 resolution). This

is cumulative with other support bonuses but is lost if enemy is touch side/rear or side/rear corner.

Maniple For each Maniple stand supporting another Maniple stand from a different unit from the rear, receive an additional

6+ save for the front Maniple unit (in addition to the units own natural save).

Phalanx 20mm frontage. Moves at half. pace unless directly forward. Cannot be support from behind. Attack value of 0 to

the flank or rear. Treats all terrain as impassable. Cannot man ramparts or use ladders to attack ramparts.

Scythed Chariots 40mm x 40mm base. Receives addition +1 attack bonus charging in open. All enemy retreating unit from combat

with a Scythed Chariot are automatically confused. Scythed Chariot is automatically destroyed and the completion

of a single round of combat.

Shieldwall Counts as 1 better Armor save on first round of combat when charged.

Shock Cavalry 20mm x 40mm bases. Shooting Shock Cavalry can shoot only directly forward.

Skirmish Always move at full pace.

Has a 360 degree line of sight.

Unless confused may evade instead of being driven back by shooting or if charged

May evade though other skirmishers once without penalty, otherwise causes confusion on a 6 (Both test).

Slow Suffer an additional -1 on each successive command roll. I..e -2 on 2ndattempt , -3 on third attempt, etc.

Unreliable Additional -1 to command rolls.

Triari Counts as two units destroyed when destroyed.

Warband Three or Four Warband units in a Warband pure brigade receive a +1 command order.

Rolls one less dice on shooting Drive Back if a full stand is not lost, if a full stand is lost to shooting it rolls another

additional Drive Back dice.

Receives an additional +1 attack when pursuing.

Receives an additional -1 attack when retreating.